A Curious Letter
To anyone wishing to help examine this letter…I am Dr. (CLASSIFIED), and was, two months ago as of 20 November, 2020, communicated a very peculiar hand-written letter. I was told by the Latvian detective service that this letter was found in the office of a man who had been murdered, a Dr. (CLASSIFIED), who was apparently quite experienced in the field of genetics and micro-anatomy and biology. He was found late one night, dead at his desk in his apartment in Riga, with a large slash across his throat. There was no evidence of struggle, and no forceful breach to his apartment had been confirmed. He had apparently been writing a letter, which lay on the desk below him, drenched in blood.
The Latvian detective service managed to recover much of what the letter stated, but could not understand any of what it may indicate. The night on which Dr (CLASSIFIED)’s body was discovered was the also night before he was set to leave for the deep jungles of Western Brazil, a place from which he had returned a few years prior. His studies involved much troubling work in the field of the engineering of biological weaponry and, even more unnerving, (CLASSIFIED).
If the essence of the letter that Dr. (CLASSIFIED) are even slightly accurate, and are by no means falsified, then this could be bigger than anyone could ever imagine. Originally, this letter was kept strictly confidential, but with multiple governments eager to obtain even the slightest tinge of information regarding its essence, it has been requested to be made public.
I was stationed in Munich at the time, and, as I have delved deep into the fields of (CLASSIFIED), I was trusted to examine a copy of the letter. Unable to decode it, however, I distributed it to my fellow colleagues, and when they made no progress on the matter, I then turned it over to my students, my acquaintances…Anyone who would listen.
I urge whoever has received this to give it their utmost attention, but, be warned: the Latvian detective agency that had initially disclosed this document reported within three days of disclosure the murder or disappearance of over half of their staff. The professor who entrusted the letter to me met a similar fate yesterday. By all means, proceed with caution.
Note: As a loose acquaintance of Dr. (CLASSIFIED), who wrote the above excerpt, I was granted a copy of the letter. I must say, however, that the sudden misfortune of his death (by poisoning) did make me uneasy. Therefore, I have distributed it to some of my loose acquaintances, as far as I can reach, to get this bloody curse off my hands.
Other Note: Hello there! ValiantRaptor47, here! I received my copy of the letter from the gentleman who wrote the previous note (who also met a gory demise, apparently). He had to offer quite a sum of money to convince me to carry on the distribution, so, I guess that there actually is a price on life (his life, at least). I cannot decode it, so I have turned to the help of anyone I can on this website. Do you have any idea what this could mean? Do let me know if you uncover anything, and do not be dissuaded should I not respond immediately, for I worry that my last meal is not setting well - a sudden cloudiness has come over me, and I suddenly do not feel so fine. But, here it is, in a typed (and translated) format; so, tell me if you find anything!
Grand Master Norramus…
It is with deepest regret that I compose this letter. Can you please understand: you have forced some rather unfortunate conditions on me. Alfonzo was not aware of the magnitude of what you wanted me to accomplish, so, conversely, Stanton was. No amount of words could describe how many assets we acquired in Brazil, but even these were not enough to continue the experiment. Nevertheless, we tried our very best to preform by all means necessary the test. Over the course of the experimentation, we have completely expended our supply of genetic material, and we are far from a breakthrough. Let it be known that, unless YOU can provide me with a more abundant, and, frankly, safer alternative source, I shall not venture on another safari. Over all, we have been forced to consider halting all experiments.
Neither myself nor Alfonzo were prepared for the magnitude of the experiments that we had to program. Great challenges are to be faced, and frankly, I cannot see us overcoming them with such high stakes at play in this dilemma. Every one of my staff have deserted, and, as a result of the misfortunes experienced during this stage of experimentation, even Stanton is dead. Rush not to try and stop me; Alfonzo is already on his way to the Lower Magistrate to put an end to this misfortune. Working with the enemy is a cowardly last resort, I agree, but it is much favorable compared to where this madness stands.
Of course, my loyalties remain with you, always, but you need to take responsibility and provide me with the materials I require to continue this project, if it even signals the advances that you state it shall profess. Right now, however, you have gone too far, and even for one to usurp…Kick me in the teeth if you must, but the work which you are asking me to do is by no means normal. Listen to me, please (for I know that you rarely listen to anybody). Interest in our projects are increasing, even as of this base of resources which you have given us to work with shrinks into a peninsula. Karma is not on our side - we have faced incredible setbacks. Every time I come back to the laboratories, I feel so unfortunate.
Time, I’m sure, will pass, and in the future, I hope you will find forgiveness for me in your heart. Have consolation in the fact that I have never considered myself a traitor. I will always remain loyal to you, if not in work, then in pract [abrupt end to the letter, with a mysterious note left below]
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(It should go without saying, but I better say it anyway: this is purely a work of fiction. All persons involved are in no danger of which I am aware. There are, in fact, three encrypted messages, basic in the information that they convey, embedded within the letter provided. Should anyone wish to guess the codes, please insert that guess into the comment section of this post. Good luck).